‘Whatever Happened to the Segway?’

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  07.08.09 | 3:06 PM ET

Photo by Peter Kaminski via Flickr (Creative Commons)

As most travelers know, it became the much-mocked vehicle of choice for niche-market guided city tours worldwide. But there’s more to the story: Slate takes a thorough look at the personal-transport revolution that wasn’t.


Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


2 Comments for ‘Whatever Happened to the Segway?’

Ling 07.09.09 | 10:29 AM ET

Heh! I remember George Bush tumbling off his Segway. It sure didn’t help them enlarge their ‘niche’ when the President of the United States took a fall.

Sophia Dembling 07.14.09 | 11:28 AM ET

The real problem with the Segway, IMO, is that it’s impossible not to look like a goober riding one.

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